Building on its leadership team, the CFO role will accelerate financial strategy
PORTLAND, Ore. — October 31, 2017 — RADAR, Inc., the award-winning privacy and security incident response management software provider, announced today that Ben Kaufman has joined the company as its first Chief Financial Officer. Kaufman brings deep financial and operational experience combined with a strong foundation in technology product development and business systems, with previous leadership positions as COO and CEO at growth stage technology companies.
Kaufman joins RADAR, Inc. as the organization is in the midst of record growth during its first year as an independent company backed by series A funding of $6.2 million. Year over year new bookings are up 180% as of the close of the third quarter, and RADAR Inc. has added several Fortune 500 companies to its customer roster.
“Ben is an experienced pro who brings great depth of skill in working with companies at our growth stage,” said Mahmood Sher-Jan, CEO of RADAR, Inc. “I look forward to partnering with Ben in evolving and executing our financial and operational strategies as we take the company to the next level. Ben’s expertise, enthusiasm, and leadership capabilities will strengthen our team and further accelerate and scale our growth.”
RADAR, Inc. continues to pioneer purpose-built technology capabilities in incident response, as attested by its multiple patents and industry recognition for innovation. RADAR was recently issued its fourth patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in recognition of its innovative technology for managing contractual notification obligations. In addition, RADAR was awarded the HPE-IAPP Innovation Award for Most Innovative Privacy Technology, presented by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), the largest global privacy community. Additional honors included a 2017 Small Business Innovation Award from the Portland Business Journal, and the 2017 Oregon Entrepreneur Network (OEN) Tom Holce Entrepreneurship Award, Development Stage category.
“RADAR’s technology is truly innovative, meeting the increasing needs of an underserved market hungry for solutions to operationalize and simplify the complex incident response process,” said Kaufman. “The company is uniquely positioned for growth and ready to accelerate on all fronts.”
About RADAR®
In today’s world of increasingly complex and changing privacy regulations, cyber attacks, and data breaches, leading organizations trust RADAR®, a patented SaaS-based incident response management platform that simplifies and streamlines compliance with data breach laws. The RADAR Breach Guidance Engine™ profiles and scores data privacy and security incidents and generates incident-specific notification guidelines to help ensure compliance with data breach laws as well as contractual notification obligations. Fortune 100 companies and other organizations from heavily regulated industries in finance, insurance, healthcare and beyond rely on RADAR for an efficient and consistent process for incident response. Learn more at radarfirst.com.
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